Indian Naval Ship Sumedha visits Port Klang in Malaysia.

• As part of the Indian Navy’s long-range operational deployment, Indian Naval Ship, INS Sumedha visited Port Klang of Malaysia.
• The ship is on her return passage from Perth, Australia where she participated in the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
• Ministry of Defence in a statement said that INS Sumedha’s visit to Port Klang is aimed at strengthening bilateral ties, enhancing maritime cooperation and inter-operability between Indian and Royal Malaysian Navies.
• Both navies have been collaborating on various fronts and are playing a critical role in ensuring Maritime Security and Safety of global commons.
• During the port call at Port Klang, the crew of INS Sumedha would engage in professional interactions, subject matter expert exchanges, cross-deck visits and sports fixtures with personnel from the Royal Malaysian Navy.
• The ship will also be open for the visit of school children. INS Sumedha is also scheduled to participate in a Maritime Partnership Exercise with Royal Malaysian Navy Ships.
• INS Sumedha is an indigenously built Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel deployed for multiple roles independently and in support of Fleet Operations.

What is Port of Call?

• Port of call means an intermediate stop for a ship on its scheduled journey for cargo operationor taking on supplies or fuel.
• As Per the shipping Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) regulation a “port of call” can be defined as the port of a country where cargo or a passenger (cruise) ship halts to discharge or load the cargo or to embark or disembark passengers.